Another Olympic contest -- weather forecasting

Meteorologists may not always feel appreciated, but at the Beijing Olympics at least they will have their own contest.

Less pollution means more drought for Amazon rainforest

Research indicates that falls in Northern Hemisphere aerosol pollution will bring more frequent drought to the Amazonian rainforest.

Nitrates In Vegetables Protect Against Gastric Ulcers, Study Shows

Fruits and vegetables that are rich in nitrates protect the stomach from damage. This takes place through conversion of nitrates into nitrites by the bacteria in the oral cavity and...

Koalas Under Threat From Climate Change

New research shows increased temperatures and carbon dioxide levels are a threat to the Australian national icon, the koala. Biologists have been researching the effects of carbon dioxide increases and...

Everything's coming up corals

Two University of Miami (UM) students have received prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their doctoral work on coral reefs. Rachel Silverstein and Nitzan Soffer...

Killer storms of the world

Myanmar cyclone ranks among the deadliest Asian storms in modern times. Here are nine more of the deadliest storms since 1970, plus the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history.

Mercury levels: Lower, yet still hazardous

CHICAGO, May 8 (UPI) -- A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study shows mercury releases from products declined between 1990 and 2005, but remained at dangerous levels.

Scientists propose super-supercomputer

BERKELEY, Calif., May 8 (UPI) -- Three U.S. government scientists are proposing to improve climate change predictions by creating a kind of super-supercomputer.

Echinoderms Wasted by Acid

Brittlestars pay a high price to keep from being dissolved by rising ocean acidity

Global Climate Models Both Agree and Disagree With Antarctic Data

Scientists who compared recorded Antarctic temperatures and snowfall accumulation to predictions by major computer models of global climate change offer both good and bad news.

Ponds Found To Take Up Carbon Like World's Oceans

Research led by Iowa State University limnologist John Downing finds that ponds around the globe could absorb as much carbon as the world's oceans.

Expert Predicts 'Monsoon Britain'

Prepare for more floods -- in ways we are not used to. That's the message from experts at Durham University who have studied rainfall and river flow patterns over 250...

EPA may decide not to limit the amount of a toxin in water supplies

An agency official tells a Senate committee that it's possible there will be no standard set for the amount of perchlorate allowed in drinking water. ...

Iron 'Snow' Helps Maintain Mercury's Magnetic Field, Scientists Say

New scientific evidence suggests that deep inside the planet Mercury, iron "snow" forms and falls toward the center of the planet, much like snowflakes form in Earth's atmosphere and fall...

Finding The Real Potential Of No-till Farming For Sequestering Carbon

Researchers investigated the potential of no-tillage agricultural soils for increasing the soil organic carbon pool. The results of the study revealed that no till farming impacts on soil carbon sequestration...

A City Committed to Recycling Is Ready for More

The mayor of San Francisco wants to make the recycling of cans, bottles, paper, yard waste and food scraps mandatory instead of voluntary, on the pain of having garbage pickups...

New Radar Could Reveal Secrets of Earth's Ice Sheets

Space-based radar could gauge Earth's ice sheets, extraterrestrial oceans.

Airline carbon emissions on the rise

LONDON, May 6 (UPI) -- U.S. and European Union researchers say airline emissions of carbon dioxide are 20 percent higher than previously estimated.

"Green" Banana Farming Gains Industry Appeal

Pioneering measures developed at a Costa Rican agricultural school are helping growers across the world lessen the environmental impact of the popular fruit.

Balloons 'bombard' North Alabama landfill to collect data, improve tornado warnings

Three hot-air balloons dropped asphalt shingles, lumber, sticks, leaves and pine needles onto the Morgan County Landfill near here on Sunday so scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville...

Agencies issue plan to run Columbia dams, preserve salmon

(AP) -- The Bush administration Monday issued its final court-ordered plans for making Columbia Basin hydroelectric dams and irrigation projects safe for endangered salmon. The proposed changes in operations...

Toasted Bugs? Tropical Insects May Not Thrive in Warming World [News]

Global warming may prove worse for insects--and other cold-blooded critters--living in the steamy tropics than for their counterparts living closer to the frigid polar regions, according to a new study...

The Worst Natural Disasters Ever

Cyclones, tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoes.

Climate link with killer cyclones spurs fierce scientific debate

Climate scientists have begun to debate whether global warming is producing more powerful storms, after Nargis smashed into Myanmar -- brutally changing gear from a Category One to a Category...

Opinion: Would you like yours filtered?

The federal government is looking at filtering content at the Internet Service Provider (ISP) level, but it doesn't work, according to Chris Abood.

Nunavut centres prepare for busy season of Arctic research

This year is set to become one of the busiest years for Arctic research, as more than 1,000 researchers plan to converge upon Canada's North for International Polar Year research.

Snare removed Denali park gray wolf

Sustainability will drive tourism

Global tourism will be shaped by changing consumer trends, technology and a focus on sustainability by 2020, according to new Australian research.